Abstract: Provided is a composition for forming release layers which comprises (A) a polyurea including a repeating unit represented by formula (1), (B) an acid compound or a salt thereof, (C) a crosslinking agent selected from among compounds having a nitrogen atom substituted by a hydroxyalkyl group and/or an alkoxymethyl group, (D) a polymeric additive including a repeating unit represented by formula (a1), a repeating unit represented by formula (b), and a repeating unit represented by formula (c), and (E) a solvent, wherein the polymeric additive (D) is contained in an amount of 5-100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the polyurea (A). (In the formulae, the RA moieties each are independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; RB1 is a branched C3-4 alkyl group in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced with a fluorine atom; RC is a C1-10 hydroxyalkyl group; and RD is a C6-20 polycycloalkyl group or C6-12 aryl group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising, substantially consisting of or consisting of: —at least 30% of DMSO; and—at least 20% of a fatty acid methyl ester or a mixture of said type of esters, the fatty acid containing 6 to 10 carbon atoms, the percentages being in percent by weight in relation to the total weight of the composition. The invention also relates to the use of a composition of said type as a cleaning agent and/or dispersion and to a method for synthesizing said composition.

Abstract: Adding a cationic starch and/or an anionic starch to a conventional demulsifier or water clarifier reduces activity of the resulting product without losing demulsifier or water clarifier performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to high alkaline cleaners, cleaning systems and methods for removing polymerized zero trans fat soils. The high alkaline cleaner of the present invention generally includes one or more alkaline wetting and saponifying agent(s), a chelating/sequestering system and a surface modifying-threshold agent system. In various embodiments, the cleaners may include, at least one cleaning agent comprising a surfactant or surfactant system and/or a solvent or solvent system and/or a cleaning booster such as a peroxide or sulfite type additive. The cleaners may also include one or more components to modify the composition form and/or the application method in some embodiments. All components described above may also be optimized optionally, to provide emulsification of a composition (both as a usable product or a concentrate that can be diluted to form a usable product).

Abstract: The invention provides a fluoroelastomer composition capable of providing a molded article that is inexpensive and has excellent heat-aging resistance. The fluoroelastomer composition is a peroxide-crosslinkable fluoroelastomer composition containing a fluorine-containing elastomer that contains 25 to 90 mol % of a unit of vinylidene fluoride, 10 to 75 mol % of a unit of a fluorine-containing monomer other than the vinylidene fluoride, 0 to 10 mol % of a unit of a fluorine-free monomer copolymerizable with the vinylidene fluoride, and 0.1% by mass or less of an iodine atom and a bromine atom; an organic peroxide having a specific structure; and a co-crosslinking agent. The organic peroxide is present in an amount of 0.3 to 10 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the fluorine-containing elastomer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing unitized formed mineral-based construction materials includes providing starting materials of an aggregate, a cementing agent, a sublimation agent and water. The sublimation agent (between 25% and 50% by weight of the cementing agent) is selected from molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, vanadium disulfide, copper sulfate, and combinations thereof. The method includes mixing the starting materials to achieve a mixture, placing the mixture into a form, and curing the mixture in the form for a time to allow the mixture to become a solidified unit defined by a minimum dimension of thickness, length, width or diameter. The method further includes placing the solidified unit into a kiln, heating the kiln to a temperature of 1115°?1350° C., maintaining the kiln at the temperature for between 10-60 minutes per centimeter of the minimum dimension, and removing the solidified unit from the kiln.

Abstract: The invention relates to very high melt flow fluoropolymer compositions, having low melt viscosities. The fluoropolymers have low molecular weights of from 5 kDa to 200 kDa and melt viscosities of less than 2 kilopoise (kP) at 232° C. and 100 s?1. One use for the high melt flow fluoropolymers is in the formation of very small diameters fibers, useful for melt-blown non-woven materials. Fiber diameters of less than 9 microns, and preferably 500 to 2000 nm can be produced.

Abstract: To provide a composition which comprises a fluorinated polymer having an alicyclic ring, from which a film having excellent in-plane uniformity and small surface roughness can be formed by an electrospraying apparatus, and a method for producing a film-provided substrate using the composition. A composition comprising a fluorinated polymer having an alicyclic ring and a solvent, wherein the solvent contains at least one high boiling point solvent having a boiling point of at least 150° C., and the solvent has a dielectric constant of at least 5. And, a method for producing a film-provided substrate, which comprises applying the composition to a substrate by an electrospraying apparatus to form a film containing the fluorinated polymer.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer composition comprising a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and trifluoroethylene (TrFE), to a process for the manufacture of said fluoropolymer composition and to uses of said fluoropolymer composition in various applications, in particular to uses of fluoropolymer films obtainable therefrom in electrical or electronic devices.

Abstract: The invention provides an adhesion promoter composition comprising at least one polymer A selected from at least one epoxy resin-phenol resin precondensate, a mixture of at least one epoxy resin-phenol resin precondensate and epoxy resins, a mixture of epoxy resins and phenol resins, polyamide resins and mixtures thereof, and at least one copolyamide-based hotmelt adhesive. Additionally described is a primer composition comprising at least one polymer B selected from saturated polyester resins, epoxy-phenol resin precondensates, mixtures of epoxy resins and phenol resins, and mixtures thereof, at least one crosslinker resin selected from the group consisting of melamine resins, blocked isocyanate resins and mixtures thereof, at least one catalyst, and at least one copolyamide-based hotmelt adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, particularly to compounds comprising a photoactive unit, said novel compounds being particularly suitable for ophthalmic devices as well as to ophthalmic devices comprising such compounds.

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced terephthalate-co-4,4?-bibenzoate copolyester behaves like a liquid crystalline polymer, providing fast crystallization, short cycling times, high Tg and Tm, high strength and stiffness, while the viscosity is unexpectedly reduced at a low fiber loading ratio. In an injection molding process, the viscosity of the fiber reinforced copolyester at low fiber loading is reduced by increasing the fiber loading.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for manufacturing a melt-processible fluoropolymer, to the melt-processible fluoropolymer obtainable by the process and to uses of the melt-processible fluoropolymer in various applications.

Abstract: A dispersant attached polytetrafluoroethylene particle on whose surface a dispersant having a fluorine atom is attached has a content of perfluorooctanoic acid of from 0 ppb to 25 ppb with respect to the polytetrafluoroethylene particle, and a composition contains a polytetrafluoroethylene particle and a dispersant having a fluorine atom in which a content of perfluorooctanoic acid is from 0 ppb to 25 ppb with respect to the polytetrafluoroethylene particle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a cross-linked polymer comprising reacting at least one polymer having at least one —SO2X group, with X being F or Cl, a basic compound, and certain salts including a ring-quaternized pyridinium-type nitrogen, and possessing at least two groups in ortho or para position thereto comprising reactive hydrogen atoms; cross-linking has been proven to proceed effectively, delivering cross-linked polymers possessing improved chemical resistance and mechanical performances.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an organofluorine modified epoxy resin for increasing the surface flashover voltage, and preparation methods and applications thereof. In the present invention, the organofluorine modified epoxy resin is prepared from bisphenol A epoxy resin and hexafluorobisphenol A as raw materials in a mild environment in the presence of tri-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol as a catalyst. Due to the reasonable proportion of the raw materials, the performance of the resin is optimized, the process is simple, and it is easy to realize industrial production. By using the modified resin as a matrix and adding a curing agent, a filler and an accelerant, a modified resin composite is prepared. In the present invention, a —CF3 group is introduced in the epoxy resin without changing the surface state of the epoxy composite insulating material, the volume/surface resistivity of the material is reduced, it is less likely to accumulate charges on the material surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to rubber compositions comprising at least one rubber, at least one reinforcing carbon black filler, and a whey protein component. The whey protein component is in an amount sufficient to provide about 0.1 to about 5 phr whey protein. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of preparing such rubber compositions and to tire components containing the rubber compositions disclosed herein.

Abstract: A composition for a neutral floor cleaner with optimal cleaning efficacy and leaving limited to no residue and/or streaking on surfaces applied thereto is disclosed. The composition may include water, at least two cleaning agents, at least one builder, at least one stabilizer, and at least one chelator. Further, one of the cleaning agents may be water-soluble and another of the cleaning agents is water-insoluble. The amount of the two cleaning agents may also have a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance ranging from about 10.5 to about 12.5.

Abstract: Airplane tire tread (2), having an axial width L, comprises a middle part (3) having an axial width LC between 50% and 80% of L and composed of a middle rubber composition, and two lateral parts (41, 42), positioned axially on either side of middle part (3), each having an axial width (LS1, LS2) between 10% and 25% of L and each composed of a lateral rubber composition. The middle rubber composition comprises at least 50 phr of a first middle part diene elastomer (“FMPDE”), at most 70 phr of a middle part reinforcing filler (“MPRF”) and a crosslinking system. FMPDE is a terpolymer of ethylene, of an ?-olefin and of a non-conjugated diene. The FLPDE lateral rubber composition of each lateral part comprises at least 50 phr of a first lateral part diene elastomer, a lateral part reinforcing filler content at least equal to the MPRF and a crosslinking system. The FLPDE is a terpolymer of ethylene, of an ?-olefin and of a non-conjugated diene.

Abstract: An aeroplane tire, and, in particular, the tread thereof. The tread (2), having an axial width L, comprises a middle part (3) having an axial width LC at least equal to 50% and at most equal to 80% of the axial width L of the tread and composed of a middle rubber composition, and two lateral parts (41, 42), positioned axially on either side of the middle part (3), each having an axial width (LS1, LS2) at least equal to 10% and at most equal to 25% of the axial width L of the tread and each composed of a lateral rubber composition. The middle rubber composition comprises at least 50 phr of a first diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler and a crosslinking system, which first diene elastomer is a terpolymer of ethylene, of an ?-olefin and of a non-conjugated diene.